Dr. Leanne B Simpson Talk
Wednesday November 18, 2015 7pm
Lecture / Seminar All Ages
[email protected]
(902) 585-1502
Decolonizing the Academy
Dr. Leanne Betasamosake Simpson is a writer, scholar, storyteller, and spoken word artist, who has worked with Indigenous communities and organizations in Canada and internationally on environmental, governance and political issues.
In June 2015, the annual meeting of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA) was held in Washington, DC. During the meeting, Leanne’s article ““Land as Pedagogy: Nishnaabeg Intelligence and Rebellious Transformation” was awarded the Most Thought Provoking Article in Native American and Indigenous Studies Prize for a paper published in a peer reviewed journal in 2014.
The article was published in Decolonization, Indigeneity, Education & Society (DIES). According to DIES “Leanne’s article is a powerful challenge to scholars to not stop at attempts to ‘indigenize’ the academy, but to further interrogate the politics of their recognition within academic institutions, and to think more critically about how to demonstrate and embody land as pedagogy within Indigenous education.”
• Website: http://leannesimpson.ca/
Leanne Simpson's visit is funded by the Department of English & Theatre, The Vaughan Memorial Library, and the Department of Politics.
[email protected]
(902) 585-1502
Decolonizing the Academy
Dr. Leanne Betasamosake Simpson is a writer, scholar, storyteller, and spoken word artist, who has worked with Indigenous communities and organizations in Canada and internationally on environmental, governance and political issues.
In June 2015, the annual meeting of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA) was held in Washington, DC. During the meeting, Leanne’s article ““Land as Pedagogy: Nishnaabeg Intelligence and Rebellious Transformation” was awarded the Most Thought Provoking Article in Native American and Indigenous Studies Prize for a paper published in a peer reviewed journal in 2014.
The article was published in Decolonization, Indigeneity, Education & Society (DIES). According to DIES “Leanne’s article is a powerful challenge to scholars to not stop at attempts to ‘indigenize’ the academy, but to further interrogate the politics of their recognition within academic institutions, and to think more critically about how to demonstrate and embody land as pedagogy within Indigenous education.”
• Website: http://leannesimpson.ca/
Leanne Simpson's visit is funded by the Department of English & Theatre, The Vaughan Memorial Library, and the Department of Politics.
Admission
Pricing: Free
Beveridge Arts Centre
